#139: Book Pairings and Zen
Summer has been creeping down from the equator and it feels like it has eventually reached Cape Town. The nights are still cool, but the days are sunny, albeit only warm not melting, and a touch breezy. If you’re here…
Tag Personal Mastery
#136: You got the job. Now what? (PT 2)
You got the job. Now what? Today is our second letter on achieving success in your new job. Last week’s letter focused on some of the first steps you should take. In summary, they are: Take care of yourself –…
#135: You’ve Got A New Job. What’s Your Plan? (Part 1)
Good morning dear friends Summer has been making its way into the Cape. We have gone in search of views and vines, well actually wine but views and vines had a nice rhyme to it, and of course vines and…
#126: Redrawing Our Relationship With Ourselves
Thank you for all the messages that I received after last week’s letter on gratitude. One of the messages I received was from Huda Booley, who told me that in the holy Quran, there’s a verse that translates as ‘if you…
#125: The Magic Of Gratitude
I loved artist Simphiwe Ndzube’s posts honouring the great South African sculptors Noria Mabasa and Mmakgabo Helen Sebidi (You can read more about Sebidi here). It is wonderful to see someone who is experiencing contemporary success express gratitude for those who have influenced his way…
#118: Being Great At Work
Happy Sunday The process behind today’s letter was a bit bumpy. In April, I bookmarked this Wisdom from the Top podcast on performance at work. Guy Raz is one of my favourite podcasters. His guest, Morten Hansen, is a highly regarded…
#117: Creativity in business
Good morning friends The last week has been filled with wonder. Matthew Hindley’s spectacular works Absent Minded Feeling and Fountain & Fountain form part of an Everard Read show that opened last week in Cape Town. Fountain & Fountain feels like Hindley…
#116: Take A Starter Step
Good morning friends If this is the first time you’re reading this letter, you can subscribe here and learn more about my coaching practice here. This week The Doc, a documentary about one of the pioneers of rap, D.O.C., was released at the…
#115: Compassion And Performance
Good morning friends Don’t you love this vintage Borghesani wooden robot bar? That’s my kind of AI 😊 A few weeks ago, I introduced you to the work of Cape Town illustrator, Russel Abrahams, so it was great to see that…
#113: Know Your Story
Good morning my friends I’ve had a fun week watching South Africans popping up all over the global stage. Cape Town illustrator, Russel Abrahams contributed the editorial illustration to an HBR Ascend article on imposter syndrome. Jan Ernst’s Womb collection opened at Collectible Fair in Brussels; Matthew Hindley’s majestic…
#112: Thank You Jim Collins!
Two weeks ago, we spent a few days in Seaforth, Simonstown. It is a small suburb that hugs Boulders Beach sanctuary, home to the African penguin. You know that you’re in a special place when the instructions for the rental…
Finding Your Voice
There’s a world in which finding my voice would mean me confidently wearing Kuboraum’s whacky Venetian-inspired frames. In other words, not any time soon. Far more likely would be me cruising the Cape in one of these classic Merc 240s, beautifully captured…